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The IndependentTuesday, 4 August 2026

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Farage clashes with Restore leader over right-wing alliance

Embattled Reform leader leaves door open to pact with rival Rupert Lowe – even after fresh public spat – as his party comes under fire for ‘ridiculous’ plan to use navy to stop small boats

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After five torturous years, proof for Aung San Suu Kyi’s son that she is alive

Kim Aris tells of his relief after his mother, 81, was pictured with Red Cross representative Arnaude de Baecque

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Natalie Cassidy ‘June Brown and I would fly to Malaga to drink and smoke fags’

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IT’S OFFICIAL: ENGLAND AND WALES SUFFER DRIEST JULY ON RECORD

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